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Have been trayvon 35 years ago" knowing that the president grew up in some of the most exclusive prep schools and colleges in the world? >> well, i thought about him at age 17. and even though he did go to an exclusive prep school, i dont think that was the key thing. in many ways, he was as complicated at age 17 as trayvon martin was. his looks, he was a black young man in a society where there were very few blacks. he had a bushy afro. he smoked dope and played hoops. there was things about ob...

>> megyn: thanks for being here. and one of the most exclusive prep schools and the fund raising letter that may land that school in court. stay with us. yeah. then howd i get this... [ voice of dennis ] ...safe driving bonus check? every six months without an accident, allstate sends a check. ok. [ voice of dennis ] silence. are you in good hands?

I disagree strongly talking about her dress or her shoes. its awful. >> eric: it was tongue and cheek. having fun. wonderful person. >> dana: it was mean. >> eric: fantastically delivered speech, well written and well prepared. my only issue with the speech itself, nothing with the first lady. the issue with the speech itself was she kept talking about what a tough time that she and barack had growing up. they come from very, very nice schooling backgrounds, high schools, to harvard law school, ...

Staples and sports authority, these businesses, appear to come in the early stages of his career. then suddenly he has a realization that the real way to make money is not to create viable businesses but it is leveraged buyout. >> he says this openly. he had this epiphany it was simpler to take over existing companies as opposed to creating companies from the ground up and involved fewer problems and what he actually did, again, took over companies and he induced them to pay him fees or induced ...

You take a simple test to get in, all the kids from the five bureaus and a test prep industry has grown up around that. $90,000 cram schools to get into the test. youre at the level playing field we imagined the foundational part of this dream is being skewered. >> a guy from northwest florida that ive been working up here almost a decade now, its stunning how this community is, that the media community, the political community, everybody really does know everybody, not to bring up a name that w...

Again, not that it matters. it would be perfectly fine for s middle fingers up. and also the marijuana baggy to me, its like, how many white kids in america, how many white kids in prep schools in new york city have been found with a marijuana baggy? i know a lot of them. like that shows them to be some sort of thug. thats ridiculous. >> and george zimmerman on some level of quantum fictions could perceive that. >> that was precisely george zimmermans stance, it sounds like. a big part of this, ...

Traditions that the white people have. >> right. theres even bias in certain testing that you consider the sat. >> i throw that out. i dont believe that for a second. >> all right. fine. >> heres what i do believe. thats true. i do believe that because of poverty, particularly, all right, that african american students and not all of them but a lot of them and native american students are at a disadvantage live in bad neighborhoods, they dont get the tax dollars they do in the rich neighborhoods...

American indians are held back because they didnt have the resources, they didnt have the traditions that the white people have. >> right. theres even bias in certain testing that you consider the sat. >> i throw that out. i dont believe that for a second. >> all right. fine. >> heres what i do believe. thats true. i do believe that because of poverty, particularly, all right, that african american students and not all of them but a lot of them and native american students are at a disadvantage ...

Men and women the opportunities they can get in the prep schools. >> i understand youre looking to expand beyond new work. >> were trying to duplicate what weve been doing in newark and other cities. >> which cities? >> were willing to lend our expertise and some of our money and were looking for individuals that are interested in doing this in similar-type cities past newark. >> have you identified those cities yet or are you still sort of in the early part of that process? >> were welcome to a...

people can feel like they can have control over now, if you can get through to the bankers. >> were trying and its not cheap to refinance. >> thats right. >> you have to think about whether you want to do that. >> if rates go low enough, its good to check it out. >> its friday. >> yes. >> yeah. although the week started off well, the realization that a second recession may be drawing closer is hammering stocks this morning. actually futures. here in the united states, the dow dropped 4...